What is a trowel used for in archaeology?
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What is a trowel used for in archaeology?
The Screens in Archaeology:
Screens are especially helpful tools in archaeology. This machine sifts the soil, search, and detects artifacts better. The instructions for use are to pour the ground on the screen, from a bucket, shake it so that it falls through the screen mesh, and the heaviest artifacts remain inside the box.
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View this answerThe strangest tool, in archaeology, is the trowel. It can dig in a place where a normal shovel cannot access because of its size.
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